Just as the French philosopher Rabelais had an immense influence on Swift, Thomas More, the English philosopher, also had a significant influence that one can see in Swift’s greatest satire, Gulliver’s Travels, especially during Gulliver’s voyage to Brobdingnag. In this part of the book Swift uses Utopia, More’s writing, to emphasize the immorality of the English, and bases his second book, set in Brobdingnag, on the ideas that More presents in his own book. Although all Brobdingnagians do not possess all of the same qualities that the Utopians possess, Swift uses many of the Utopian characteristics, such as morality and logic, and incorporates them into his Brobdingnagian world. The most prevalent and important characteristic that both Brobdingnagians and Utopians possess is the idea of morality. In Gulliver’s Travels Swift uses the size of the Brobdingnagians comparatively to Gulliver as an indication of their levels of morality. As the Brobdingnagians are large giants their level of morality is high, and compared to these highly moral people Gulliver is merely a midget, a small English man with low moral standards that stem from his upbringing in England. The government contributes to many of these moral problems that take place in England. However, in Brobdingnag the government is based on the characteristics of common sense, justice, mercy, and understandable laws. It is a simple government that, unlike the government in England, has no refinements, secrets, or mysteries. Like in Utopia, Brobdingnagians learn only specific subjects: morality, history, poetry, and practical mathematics. They learn only what is necessary, and are not able to think in abstract ways. Their laws must be clear, concise, and only contain twenty-two words. Commenting on the law is considered a capital crime and receives a severe punishment. Although the laws and customs are understandable, they are also ideal...

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...﻿Alice Chen
Mrs. Lapp
ENG2D
13 June 2013
Culminating Activity; Theme Response Essay
Utopia can be explained as a perfect society in one’s opinion. This topic can be seen in various instances throughout the course of this class. This topic reveals that there will never be a perfect society because there will always be rebellious groups or others trying to ruin it due to their disbeliefs of the utopia.
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...﻿Proposition that requires experimentation
This idea will seem crazy to most people in the world. I hope at least 5000 agree with me and would be willing to volunteer themselves and also their future generations for an experiment. To reach a definite set of results, this test will take between 100 and 200 years to complete.
In today’s world, people dream too much. From birth, children are taught that they can be anything they want to if they put their mind to it. This is a weakness and is nowhere near true. People don’t know what is best for themselves. A country can be kept much stronger, thus making all citizens’ lives more enjoyable, if they are assigned their jobs based on their abilities. More on this later.
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